Before being processed each payment or commitment to purchase is reviewed by the Grants Management Office (GMO) to ensure that the materials or services being ordered comply with the project budget, and are consistent with sponsor regulations and The Research Foundation (RF) policy.  With the information at hand, GMO will determine if the item is necessary, reasonable, allocable, and allowable.

 

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Visa Payments

^{1 To see if items are on state contract, refer to:}

^{http://www.ogs.state.ny.us/Purchase/Search/default.asp and click on Search Contracts. In the field "Enter Query Below" enter the Supplier(s) name and click Search. If nothing appears, the items are not on NYS Contract. Usually the Purchasing Department will work with the Project Director if a Single/Sole Source Justification is required. (Single/Sole Source Justification is a brief memo that the Project Director must put together stating why the requested items are not available anywhere else or are specific to his/her need. It is usually signed by the department head.)}